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“Yes, I do,” he stated simply. “What exactly were you hoping I would say instead?”
Babette’s teeth ground together audibly.
“Babette, I’ve already explained this to you with complete clarity during our previous conversation. There’s a life standing between Millie and me. There is no possible future for us, no matter what happens. There’s absolutely no reason for you to continue making things difficult for her,” Egbert said.
“I know that perfectly well,” Babette admitted, her voice barely above a whisper.
She had understood the truth ever since that day Egbert had finally opened up and told her everything about his complicated history with Millie. But understanding the facts and accepting them emotionally were two entirely different things. She remained unwilling to surrender to this reality.
Why had Millie been the one to reject Egbert? What gave her the right to refuse someone so extraordinary?
Why did Egbert continue carrying a torch for Millie even though he knew with absolute certainty that she had no romantic interest in him? Even now, as she prepared to marry Myron and build a completely different life?
And why was Brandon—the cousin Babette herself had always admired—equally fixated on Millie despite their divorce?
Babette came from an elite family with impeccable credentials. She had graduated from one of Fiesta’s most prestigious universities. Over the years, she had successfully managed countless important business matters that would have crushed lesser people.
Yet somehow, she still couldn’t comprehend what she lacked compared to Millie. What made that woman so special that men couldn’t seem to let her go?
After ending the call with Egbert, Babette’s anger continued simmering just beneath the surface of her composed exterior.
She gripped her phone with white-knuckled intensity and stared down at the endless stream of traffic flowing past her office building far below. Her eyes held the dangerous glint of an approaching storm.
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Meanwhile, Egbert sat staring at his now-silent phone, feeling utterly helpless. After a long moment of internal debate, he decided the only thing he could do was send Millie a brief message warning her about Babette’s current state of mind.
On the first day following the alleged investment disaster, the news remained primarily confined within insider business circles where people traded information and speculation.
By the second day, however, the story had begun spreading to a much broader audience. It gained unstoppable momentum as it traveled through various media channels and social platforms.
A bold headline appeared pinned prominently at the very top of the trending topics list:
“Millie Bennett Bites Off More Than She Can Chew — Inexperienced Novice Stumbles Badly in Investment World, Massive Funds Stranded in Failed Venture.”
“I received confirmation that Babette personally paid to hype the news,” Myron informed Millie over breakfast. “Would you like me to have it removed immediately?”
Millie responded with a smile that held no trace of concern.
“Why would we waste money on something so pointless? If Babette wants to keep it trending, let her indulge herself.”
Although there might be some negative consequences over the next few days affecting her various contracts with Evans Entertainment, once Foley’s partner publicly clarified the actual situation, everything would resolve itself naturally.
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